Strengths of Common Sense and Science as Sources of Knowledge There are many sources of knowledge as the society progresses. In this case‚ the most controversial question would be whether or not common sense can be accounted as a reliable source of knowledge? Although both common sense and science can be taken into account as sources of knowledge‚ I will argue that to some extent common sense and scientific knowledge are still very different from one another. That is‚ scientific knowledge is much more
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Some areas of knowledge are defined by their methodologies‚ others by their content. Discuss. To what extent is an area of knowledge defined by their methodology? To understand this question‚ we will first have to understand what methodologies mean in this context. According to my own understanding‚ methodology is the application of a particular procedure in an area of study. It is essentially the path taken to pursue knowledge. Although methodology and content seems to be two separate
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To what extent do people plagiarise Plagiarism is defined in multiple ways in higher education institutions and universities. To name a few: Stanford sees plagiarism as “use‚ without giving reasonable and appropriate credit to or acknowledging the author or source‚ of another person’s original work‚ whether such work is made up of code‚ formulas‚ ideas‚ language‚ research‚ strategies‚ writing or other form”; [16] Yale views plagiarism as “the use of another’s work‚ words‚ or ideas without attribution”
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What can be meant by the panchatantra saying‚ “knowledge is the true organ of sight‚ not the eyes” is it necessary to have clear ideas to see? When we say “sight” we all refer to our eyes due to which we human beings get to see‚ it is something we all have in common‚ ears to hear‚ nose to smell and breathe‚ tongue to taste and eyes to see. But when we think about knowledge every single human beings knowledge is made up of what every person learns through their past experiences‚ through what they
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TO WHAT EXTENT CAN INTERNATIONAL AID BE REALLY EFFECTIVE? One cannot help but be shocked to hear that often‚ medical and food supplies sent to flood victims have never reached the victims but have in fact fallen into the coffers of the officials who were to distribute the supplies to the victims. This is indeed an eye-opener and we wonder how long such activities have been going on undetected. It brings to realisation the truth that among so called humans are beasts which will take advantage of
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possibility that our immediate perceptions of the external physical world that we either ignorantly or correctly call reality‚ may all in fact be a dream. Is the external world we believe to be our waking reality different to a reality we are programmed to be unable to perceive? Is it merely an intelligent deception of some sort‚ orchestrated by a cunning evil demon? This essay will attempt to question our capacity (or lack thereof) of perception within a hypothetic “real world” by examining objections
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people attend college are knowledge requiring‚ experience gaining and career building. First of all‚ it can’t be denied that colleges give us higher education. While students are taught the basis of things at secondary schools‚ they can examine deeper in the areas that they are interested in. For example‚ we all learn Arts at shool but it is just drawing what you like. However‚ when we take an Arts course at a university‚ we will know how to mix colors‚ how to express our feelings through the pictures
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same way as he does any falsehoods he can remain unbiased when judging information and only then will he receive real truths. 2. What reason does he give for doubting that the senses give knowledge? That a man asleep can have a realistic dream that he is having the same experiences as a man that’s awake. 3. What does the experience of “dreams” show us concerning the senses? He talks about how real dreams appear even though they are proven
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Assignment Do our Differences Define Us? 1. Do our differences define us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. (20 points)Our differences define us in many ways. Physical appearances‚ such as eye and hair color‚ allow people to recognize us. People also differ in height and weight. For example‚ there may bea person who is tall and another who is short. Differences in personalities and behaviors can define us in many ways. Our differing
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ideas presented in two diametrically opposite articles: the late biologist and environmentalist Garret Hardin ’s article "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor" and controversial ethicist Peter Singer ’s essay "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" . In each article‚ the author uses an analogy to make his point‚ and in evaluating both articles‚ I devoted my attention almost entirely to the analogies. Within my essay I mentioned how Hardin ’s article is full of pragmatic-speak‚ whilst
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